Girls' name · since 1995

Janaysha

Janaysha has 116 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

116
total births
1995–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade

116 girls have been named Janaysha since 1995, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Janaysha has 116 recorded births among girls since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2015.

  • 116 total births
  • 1995–2015 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 63% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

116 girls have been named Janaysha since 1995, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.

116
total births
1995–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Janaysha was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

11 babies were named Janaysha in 2002 - its busiest year on record.

Janaysha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Janaysha's full recorded timeline at 2003, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Janaysha at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

116

Since 1995

21 years of records

Peak year

2002

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1995

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2015

Janaysha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2015

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2002)
11
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
4681012 199519971999200120032006200820102015 6

Janaysha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

2000s was Janaysha's strongest decade.

73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.

Janaysha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 73 births (63% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janaysha?
116 babies have been named Janaysha since 1995. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2002 with 11 births.
When was Janaysha most popular?
Janaysha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Janaysha been used?
Janaysha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 21 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Janaysha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Janet, Janice, Jane, Janie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Janaysha's data

  • Janaysha's decade-level peak was the 2000s (73 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1995–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Janaysha: Baby Name Since 1995 - 116 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/janaysha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Janaysha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.